These Are The Best American Cities To Get Married In 2020

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan DhirajLifestyle and TravelJanuary 29, 2020

Orlando, Florida is the best American city to tie the knot, according to a recent report. Orlando also ranks 2nd in the “Facilities and Services” category; 7th in the “Activities and Attractions” category and ranks 2th in the “affordable place for a wedding” category.

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Las Vegas is second on the list, with a total score of 67.22; however, it is ranked the 77th most affordable place for a wedding. El Paso, Atlanta, and Miami round out the top five.

Sixth on the list is Tampa, followed by Tulsa, Boise, Las Cruces, and Austin.

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The average cost of a wedding hovers around $38,000 and the industry bringing in $78 billion in revenue in 2019. Some city destinations are more wedding-friendly than others, with a wider choice of venues and services, and more affordable prices.

To identify the best cities in the U.S. to get married, WalletHub, a finance site, compared the costs, facilities and activities/attractions in 180 U.S. cities, giving each city a score on 27 different metrics. The cities include the 180 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state.

For costs, they looked at average wedding costs, price of a 3-star hotel room, restaurant meals, and cost of logistics. The availability of specific facilities and services was also a factor; these include the number of wedding chapels; venues and event spaces; party-equipment rentals, photo booth rentals; videographers and photographers; musicians and DJs; makeup artists and hair salons; bridal shops; flower and gift shops; limousine rentals; restaurants and bars, catering; bartenders; floral designer; cake shops, and a slew of other services usually needed for weddings. Lastly, cities were ranked on the number of attractions, weather, food-friendliness and the city’s popularity as a travel destination.

With a score of 7.89, the lowest rank on the list goes to Pearl City, Hawaii. It also suffers low scores in the individual categories. Pearl City places 164th in “Facilities and Services,” 175th in “Activities and Attractions,” and ranks 182nd in the “Costs” category.

Best cities to get married in the U.S. in 2020

Rank	City	State	Wedding Costs	Facilities and Services	Activities and Attractions	Score
1	Orlando	FL	24	2	7	72.15
2	Las Vegas	NV	77	5	2	67.22
3	El Paso	TX	1	118	55	65.15
4	Atlanta	GA	54	7	13	64.32
5	Miami	FL	98	3	9	60.53
6	Tampa	FL	53	16	12	59.76
7	Tulsa	OK	3	96	49	59.76
8	Boise	ID	6	91	50	57.77
9	Las Cruces	NM	2	163	92	57.65
10	Austin	TX	69	10	20	57.38
11	Mobile	AL	4	107	97	56.31
12	Tucson	AZ	37	64	16	56.29
13	Birmingham	AL	8	57	86	56.2
14	Albuquerque	NM	27	66	28	55.98
15	New Orleans	LA	64	36	11	55.89
16	Cincinnati	OH	42	29	33	55.73
17	Los Angeles	CA	156	4	1	55.46
18	Chattanooga	TN	7	82	95	55.37
19	Scottsdale	AZ	66	31	17	55.31
20	Oklahoma City	OK	25	72	37	55.19
21	Knoxville	TN	17	67	67	54.95
22	Portland	OR	94	12	14	54.92
23	Chicago	IL	124	9	5	54.69
24	San Diego	CA	132	8	6	54.63
25	Dallas	TX	70	23	29	53.99
26	Columbia	SC	33	46	62	53.74
27	St. Louis	MO	72	21	30	53.59
28	Houston	TX	100	11	21	53.55
29	Salt Lake City	UT	75	18	40	53.41
30	Springfield	MO	12	108	88	53.28
31	San Antonio	TX	71	33	25	53.25
32	Fort Lauderdale	FL	88	22	26	53.13
33	San Francisco	CA	159	1	4	53
34	Columbus	OH	47	53	34	52.83
35	Tempe	AZ	59	42	36	52.52
36	Denver	CO	104	15	23	52.5
37	Laredo	TX	5	179	120	52.4
38	Greensboro	NC	11	104	102	52.35
39	Charlotte	NC	56	39	48	52.24
40	Memphis	TN	20	97	81	51.85
41	Phoenix	AZ	73	55	24	51.8
42	Grand Rapids	MI	29	62	82	51.7
43	Charleston	SC	102	27	19	51.61
44	Nashville	TN	74	35	31	51.41
45	Rapid City	SD	15	126	96	51.34
46	Mesa	AZ	35	99	64	50.88
47	Omaha	NE	43	88	60	50.73
48	Wichita	KS	18	112	113	50.59
49	Shreveport	LA	9	158	140	50.39
50	New York	NY	165	6	3	50.28
51	Gilbert	AZ	16	128	107	50.13
52	Brownsville	TX	10	180	167	50.04
53	Seattle	WA	129	13	10	49.97
54	Lubbock	TX	28	109	110	49.9
55	Colorado Springs	CO	67	58	43	49.87
56	Spokane	WA	48	87	74	49.64
57	Pittsburgh	PA	96	26	42	49.6
58	Louisville	KY	62	79	56	49.25
59	Billings	MT	30	111	93	49.17
60	Gulfport	MS	14	177	122	49.15
61	Kansas City	MO	63	80	59	48.96
62	Baton Rouge	LA	49	70	84	48.94
63	Raleigh	NC	81	45	54	48.93
64	Fort Worth	TX	80	63	35	48.92
65	Chandler	AZ	39	114	72	48.86
66	Fort Smith	AR	19	175	138	48.84
67	St. Petersburg	FL	61	95	51	48.71
68	Amarillo	TX	36	160	69	48.66
69	Fayetteville	NC	22	125	126	48.62
70	Charleston	WV	13	148	165	48.58
71	Lexington-Fayette	KY	41	133	78	48.54
72	Augusta	GA	26	145	125	48.15
73	Cleveland	OH	79	50	61	48.14
74	Corpus Christi	TX	40	132	99	48.1
75	Indianapolis	IN	84	56	47	48.05
76	Jacksonville	FL	83	78	45	47.27
77	Fort Wayne	IN	23	124	149	47.14
78	Little Rock	AR	38	115	123	47.02
79	Montgomery	AL	31	154	142	46.74
80	Jackson	MS	32	155	150	46.67
81	Richmond	VA	108	34	53	46.57
82	Lincoln	NE	65	130	75	46.54
83	Glendale	AZ	46	146	94	46.21
84	Huntington	WV	21	178	159	46.15
85	Madison	WI	68	102	79	46.03
86	Minneapolis	MN	114	44	39	45.96
87	Plano	TX	78	75	85	45.86
88	Reno	NV	113	48	41	45.84
89	Toledo	OH	34	159	145	45.42
90	Fresno	CA	90	68	66	45.39
91	Fargo	ND	50	139	139	45.29
92	Detroit	MI	86	101	68	45.28
93	Overland Park	KS	51	121	119	45.23
94	Columbus	GA	44	167	151	44.85
95	Cedar Rapids	IA	45	137	147	44.75
96	Sacramento	CA	152	14	22	44.62
97	Akron	OH	55	119	148	44.25
98	Bismarck	ND	52	150	155	44.1
99	Missoula	MT	82	92	104	44.06
100	Winston-Salem	NC	58	136	124	44.03
101	Henderson	NV	95	110	58	43.93
102	Bakersfield	CA	112	71	52	43.79
103	Huntsville	AL	76	134	98	43.62
104	Durham	NC	92	93	105	42.53
105	Arlington	TX	101	113	73	42.45
106	Sioux Falls	SD	89	141	112	42.19
107	Cape Coral	FL	60	176	101	41.94
108	Rochester	NY	119	51	76	41.77
109	Tallahassee	FL	106	85	90	41.7
110	Des Moines	IA	93	123	114	41.52
111	Vancouver	WA	109	61	109	41.39
112	Long Beach	CA	141	32	38	41.39
113	North Las Vegas	NV	105	41	117	41.17
114	Buffalo	NY	118	73	80	41.1
115	Washington	DC	160	20	18	40.84
116	Modesto	CA	116	81	83	40.81
117	Anaheim	CA	147	30	32	40.77
118	Honolulu	HI	172	17	8	40.61
119	Casper	WY	97	144	136	40.19
120	Salem	OR	91	142	134	40.06
121	Nampa	ID	57	181	169	40.01
122	San Jose	CA	154	24	44	39.98
123	Garland	TX	85	151	146	39.92
124	Irving	TX	99	106	127	39.91
125	Virginia Beach	VA	130	76	71	38.93
126	Hialeah	FL	111	94	132	38.79
127	Irvine	CA	136	43	77	38.56
128	Port St. Lucie	FL	87	172	171	38.48
129	Philadelphia	PA	161	40	15	38.28
130	Portland	ME	133	83	65	38.23
131	Milwaukee	WI	140	69	46	38.22
132	Aurora	CO	115	98	129	38.21
133	Norfolk	VA	110	147	111	38.08
134	Huntington Beach	CA	146	38	70	37.77
135	Glendale	CA	144	28	100	37.56
136	Cheyenne	WY	103	171	164	37.3
137	St. Paul	MN	128	90	103	36.65
138	Riverside	CA	143	49	87	36.55
139	Santa Ana	CA	145	47	91	36
140	Newport News	VA	117	165	143	35.61
141	Garden Grove	CA	139	77	89	35.52
142	Chesapeake	VA	125	153	118	35.39
143	Ontario	CA	126	103	137	35.13
144	Pembroke Pines	FL	122	127	160	34.81
145	West Valley City	UT	107	173	157	34.78
146	Rancho Cucamonga	CA	127	86	163	34.74
147	Peoria	AZ	123	166	135	34.74
148	Baltimore	MD	157	54	57	34.35
149	Anchorage	AK	131	135	106	34.32
150	Oakland	CA	167	25	63	34.19
151	San Bernardino	CA	138	120	116	33.14
152	Grand Prairie	TX	121	170	156	32.41
153	Fontana	CA	134	129	158	32.06
154	Boston	MA	177	37	27	31.67
155	Tacoma	WA	150	84	144	31.55
156	Oceanside	CA	153	100	121	31.55
157	Stockton	CA	142	140	128	31.33
158	Dover	DE	120	169	179	31.33
159	Chula Vista	CA	151	89	161	30.18
160	Aurora	IL	135	138	176	30.06
161	Columbia	MD	155	117	130	29.46
162	Lewiston	ME	137	182	174	29.23
163	Wilmington	DE	164	52	131	28.43
164	New Haven	CT	149	161	172	28
165	Santa Rosa	CA	171	59	115	27.88
166	Moreno Valley	CA	148	157	168	27.62
167	Burlington	VT	158	143	162	26.27
168	Santa Clarita	CA	168	74	152	26.05
169	Fremont	CA	169	65	166	25.64
170	Providence	RI	166	131	141	25.33
171	Jersey City	NJ	176	60	108	25.25
172	Newark	NJ	173	105	133	24.68
173	Manchester	NH	170	152	153	23.76
174	Nashua	NH	163	156	170	23.41
175	Oxnard	CA	175	149	154	21.88
176	South Burlington	VT	162	122	181	21.41
177	Yonkers	NY	181	19	182	20.47
178	Worcester	MA	174	162	178	19.04
179	Juneau	AK	179	168	173	18.47
180	Warwick	RI	178	116	180	17.86
181	Bridgeport	CT	180	174	177	16.53
182	Pearl City	HI	182	164	175	7.89

Top 10 best cities to get married in the U.S. in 2020

Orlando, FL
Las Vegas, NV
El Paso, TX
Atlanta, GA
Miami, FL
Tampa, FL
Tulsa, OK
Boise, ID
Las Cruces, NM
Austin, TX

Top 10 worst cities to get married in the U.S. in 2020

Pearl City, HI
Bridgeport, CT
Warwick, RI
Juneau, AK
Worcester, MA
Yonkers, NY
South Burlington, VT
Oxnard, CA
Nashua, NH
Manchester, NH

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